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Japanese schoolgirl seeking crowdfunding, art submissions to produce...
Japan’s public transportation network gets high marks for its punctuality and cleanliness. Not every ride on the rails is a pleasant one, though, because some lowlifes called chikan use the crowded...
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A message from Japanese train station toilet paper: Don’t stare at your...
Earlier this year, nearly 1,200 rail stations in Japan chose to ban the use of selfie sticks in reaction to the dangers of users not paying attention to their surroundings and the general nuisance...
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Japanese company offers insurance plan to protect against false train groping...
For those times when the train is too crowded to keep your hands where everyone can see them. Chikan, men who grope unsuspecting women on trains, do indeed exist in Japan. Thankfully, the despicable...
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The new “Snow Turtle” train is slower than running, but at least you won’t...
Japan is famous for fast trains, but one new line crawls along at 14 kilometers (8.7 miles) per hour! Can the ultra-slow Snow Turtle save an endangered company? ▼ “The headmark attached to the...
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We check out the awesome Tokyo restaurant sandwiched between two active train...
Earlier this year, we shared news about a restaurant in Tokyo where you can dine between the train tracks of the busy Chuo Line. One of our Japanese-language reporters finally got the chance to visit...
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Video shows that in Japan, even the train evacuations are orderly 【Video】
After these passengers got stranded, they walked the rest of the way in such a precise line they practically became a train themselves. As reliable as Japan’s public transportation system is, with so...
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Man doesn’t want to waste money on software, creates brilliant illustrations...
What do you do when you want to draw a picture on your computer, but Paint just won’t cut it and you don’t have the money to invest in any software? You use Excel, of course! A true artist is not...
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Japanese conductor gives heartwarming message on train’s final run before...
A Japanese train conductor’s final announcement aboard a train about to be transferred to Jakarta, Indonesia hit some passengers right in the feels. On December 6, the final 205-0 series train set to...
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Japan’s newest and greatest export will be a bullet train built for India
Amidst talks that strengthened the ties between the two countries comes news that you will soon be able to ride a Shinkansen in India. Japan is without a doubt the number-one train country in the...
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Chiba railway cars’ Christmas lights are more lap dance than Lapland, say...
Chōshi Electric Railway gets an A for effort, even if they don’t quite nail the whole Christmas spirit thing… While less than one percent of the population identifies as Christian, Christmas is still...
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Pigeon gets on the wrong train but doesn’t notice in time—we can totally...
This pigeon got on the wrong train. What happens next is probably exactly would happen to any of us! We’re not sure if there’s something in the water or if Tokyo pigeons are just too lazy to fly, but...
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Clever ad publicly shames commuters in real-time for “smartphone walking” in...
A metro operator set up a monitoring device and announcement system to single out individual commuters caught using their smartphones while walking near escalators or passing trains. Texting while...
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Every commuter’s nightmare: doors fail to close on moving Russian subway train
For when you need a little more excitement in your morning train ride! There’s a lot we take for granted in modern society: having internet access pretty much everywhere, seeing a Starbucks on every...
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Stylish black Shinkansen, decorated with fireworks, spotted on the rails of...
New year, new bullet train as Japan Railway debuts its high-speed art gallery. Back in October, Japan Railway announced its plans for what the company bills as the world’s fastest for of art...
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Train continues to stop at rural station for lone schoolgirl until she...
The story of the lone schoolgirl and the country train that takes her to school every day is capturing hearts around the world. A tiny train station in Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost island, made...
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New train recreates hotel atmosphere with wood interiors and views from the...
It’s a much better way to enjoy Mount Fuji than from a speeding bullet train. When visitors to Japan travel between Tokyo and Osaka by Shinkansen, a clear day will grant passengers a glorious view of...
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10 tweets showing just how crazy snow can make things in Tokyo
As a natural phenomenon loved by many, snow can be pretty cool. Unfortunately, in Tokyo, it’s often more like a wet, cold monster that ruins everything! While some parts of Japan have no trouble...
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AKB48 and Nogizaka46 songs to be played as subway train departure melodies in...
You can probably tell which stations they’ll be played at, but can you guess which songs have been chosen? One of the great things about travelling around Tokyo by rail is listening to all the...
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Japan’s train otaku ruin the sweet story of the lone schoolgirl and her train...
Japan’s feel-good story of the year takes a depressing turn as the lone passenger who made headlines is harassed by camera-toting otaku. One would like to think that, after reading the story of the...
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All aboard Tokyo’s Love Train!
Commuter train with special heart-motif straps and box seats starts service in time for Valentine’s Day. Valentine’s Day is almost here, and thanks to Tokyo-area rail operator Keikyu some people’s...
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